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summarized below, describes the nature 

of the collection and the estimated 

burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled 

to expire on September 30, 2006. We 

may not conduct or sponsor and a 

person is not required to respond to a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. However, under OMB 

regulations, we may continue to 

conduct or sponsor this information 

collection while it is pending at OMB. 

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before October 27, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions on this ICR to the Desk 

Officer for the Department of the 

Interior at OMB–OIRA at (202) 395–

6566 (fax) or 

OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). 

Please provide a copy of your comments 

to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

(mail); (703) 358–2269 (fax); or 

hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Hope Grey at one of the 

addresses above or by telephone at (703) 

358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0014. 

Title: Special Use Permit Application 

for National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska 

(50 CFR 25.61, 26.22(b), 26.25, 36.33, 

36.37, 36.39, and 36.41). 

Service Form Number(s): 3–2001. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals; 

businesses and other for-profit 

institutions; not-for-profit institutions; 

State, local, or tribal governments; and 

the Federal Government. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Type of permit application 

Number of 

annual respondents 

Number of 

annual responses 

Completion 

time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Noncompetitive—Kodiak ................................................................................. 240 240 20 minutes ..... 80 

Noncompetitive—Other ................................................................................... 120 170 90 minutes ..... 255 

Competitive ...................................................................................................... 80 180 30 hours ......... 5,400 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 440 590 ........................ 5,735 

Abstract: We collect information from 

individuals or organizations that apply 

for a special use permit required to 

conduct economic or other privileged or 

specialized uses on National Wildlife 

Refuge System lands in Alaska. We use 

the information to: 

(1) Determine if the applicant is 

qualified or eligible for a permit. 

(2) Evaluate the impacts of the 

proposed activity on refuge resources 

and other users. 

(3) Determine if the proposed activity 

is compatible with refuge purposes and 

the mission of the refuge system. 

Comments: On May 26, 2006, we 

published in the Federal Register (71 

FR 30439) a notice of our intent to 

request that OMB renew approval for 

this information collection. In that 

notice, we solicited comments for 60 

days, ending on July 25, 2006. We 

received two comments from the same 

individual. The comments did not 

address issues surrounding the 

proposed collection of information or 

the cost and hour burden estimates, but 

instead objected to our issuing permits 

for guided hunting. The commenter also 

questioned who verified the information 

submitted in the application, and 

suggested requesting additional 

information for two of the application 

items. If we include the suggested 

additional information on our 

application, we would collect 

information in excess of the minimum 

necessary to fulfill our statutory and 

regulatory requirements and 

responsibilities. Therefore, we have not 

made any changes to FWS Form 3–2001 

as a result of these comments. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: August 10, 2006. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–15788 Filed 9–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

and Finding of No Significant Impact for 

Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge 

on Cedar Island National Wildlife 

Refuge in Carteret County, North 

Carolina. 

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

announces that a Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for Cedar Island 

National Wildlife Refuge are available 

for distribution. The plan was prepared 

pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997 and in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The 

compatibility determinations for 

hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, 

wildlife photography, environmental 

education and interpretation, trapping 

of selected furbearers, forest 

management, and resource research 

studies are also available within the 

plan. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plan may be 

obtained by writing to: Mattamuskeet 

National Wildlife Refuge, 38 

Mattamuskeet Road, Swan Quarter, 

North Carolina 27885. The plan may 

also be accessed and downloaded from 

the Service’s Web site: http:// 

southeast.fws.gov/planning/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

availability of the Draft Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan and Environmental 

Assessment for a 30-day public review 

and comment period was announced in 

the Federal Register on February 14, 

2006 (71 FR 7794). The draft plan and 

environmental assessment identified 

and evaluated three alternatives for 

managing the refuge over the next 15 

years. Based on the environmental 


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assessment and the comments received, 

the Service adopted alternative 2 as its 

preferred alternative. Alternative 2 

emphasizes management of the refuge’s 

priority wildlife species. The staff will 

survey waterfowl from the air on a 

routine basis. The refuge will continue 

to allow the six priority public use 

activities, but will have the capacity to 

increase the number of opportunities. 

The staff will conduct environmental 

education programs and establish an 

interpretive and observation trail with a 

brochure and a photo blind. The staff 

will control dominant pest plants and 

animals. There will be four staff 

members stationed at Cedar Island 

National Wildlife Refuge. 

Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge 

covers a total of 14,480 acres within a 

16,887-acre acquisition boundary on 

Cedar Island in Pamlico Sound. The 

refuge is comprised of 11,000 acres of 

brackish marsh, 1,500 acres of longleaf 

pine savanna, 150 acres of brackish 

shrub, 125 acres of pond pine 

woodland, 100 acres of bay forest, 100 

acres of low pocosin, and 50 acres of 

cypress-gum swamp. These habitats 

support a variety of wildlife species, 

including waterfowl, shorebirds, wading 

birds, marsh birds, and neotropical 

migratory songbirds. 

Authority: This action is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: June 21, 2006. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. 06–8279 Filed 9–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species and marine 

mammals. 

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by October 

27, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax 703/358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Written data, comments, or requests for 

copies of these complete applications 

should be submitted to the Director 

(address above). 

Applicant: Charles F. Bridge, 

Manzanita, OR, PRT–129006. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: Charlotte M. Peyerk, Shelby 

Township, MI, PRT–129016. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: Danial A. Peyerk, Shelby 

Township, MI, PRT–129017. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: National Museum of Natural 

History, Smithsonian Institution, 

Washington, DC, 20013–7012, PRT–

125284. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export and re-import non-living 

museum specimens of endangered and 

threatened species previously 

accessioned into the applicant’s 

collection for scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. 

Marine Mammals 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with marine 

mammals. The applications were 

submitted to satisfy requirements of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 

the regulations governing marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 18). Written 

data, comments, or requests for copies 

of the complete applications or requests 

for a public hearing on these 

applications should be submitted to the 

Director (address above). Anyone 

requesting a hearing should give 

specific reasons why a hearing would be 

appropriate. The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Director. 

Applicant: Robert L. Hudson, Oxford, 

MS, PRT–129586. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound 

polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, noncommercial use. 

Applicant: Rodney W. Brandenburg, 

Longmont, CO, PRT–128485. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound 

polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, noncommercial use. 

Applicant: James R. Martell, Glenns 

Ferry, ID, PRT–130729. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus spp.) sport 

hunted from the Northern Beaufort Sea 

polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, noncommercial use. 

Dated: September 8, 2006. 

Monica Farris, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. E6–15768 Filed 9–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. 


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